Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 16, Issue 6 , Pages 448-454 , June 2006

Maternal Health in Pregnancy and Intellectual Disability in the Offspring: A Population-Based Study

  • Helen Leonard, MBChB

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Helen Leonard, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, P.O. Box 855, West Perth, Western Australia 6872, Australia. Tel.: (61) 08-9489-7898; fax: (61) 08-9489-7700.
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  • Nick de Klerk, PhD
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  • Jenny Bourke, MPH
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  • Carol Bower, PhD

Received 11 March 2005 ,Accepted 27 May 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2005.05.002

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 16, Issue 6 , Pages 448-454 , June 2006

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